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Supporting device for a vehicle driving wheel

US4782908A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 22, 1987
Grant dateNov 8, 1988
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Expiry dateJul 22, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62K25/283
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Oscillating supporting device for the driving wheel of a vehicle comprising an arm parallel to the median plane of the wheel and pivotally mounted on the vehicle chassis trough a transverse shaft disposed at one end of the arm, by means of two bearings disposed in such a way that the median plane of the wheel is substantially situated at mi-distance thereof, the wheel being mounted on a rotation axle carried by the arm at its other end, the connecting shaft and rotation axle being parallel to each other, wherein the rotation axle is supported by two other bearings disposed on either side of the wheel, the first of which is integral with the arm and the second of which is carried by a link pivotally mounted on the arm, the internal cage of the second bearing being crossed through by the end of the rotation axle and blocked thereon by a removable fixing nut.

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